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Review
. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1592-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7249.1592.

How does male circumcision protect against HIV infection?

R Szabo  1 , R V Short
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Review

How does male circumcision protect against HIV infection?

R Szabo et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Circumcision in ancient Egypt shown on a relief from Saqqara (c 2200 BC). Used with the permission of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London
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